AMD Opteron 6386 SE vs Intel Xeon E3-1220L

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6386 SE and Intel Xeon E3-1220L processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6386 SE

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • 14 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 2
  • 12 more threads: 16 vs 4
  • Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
  • 32x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 5.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 5.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12761 vs 2295
Specifications (specs)
Launch date November 2012 vs April 2011
Number of cores 16 vs 2
Number of threads 16 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
L2 cache 16 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB vs 3072 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 12761 vs 2295

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220L

  • Around 20% higher maximum core temperature: 77.5°C vs 64.40°C
  • 2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 7x lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 140 Watt
  • Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1604 vs 1297
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 77.5°C vs 64.40°C
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 48 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1604 vs 1297

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6386 SE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220L

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1297
1604
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
12761
2295
Name AMD Opteron 6386 SE Intel Xeon E3-1220L
PassMark - Single thread mark 1297 1604
PassMark - CPU mark 12761 2295

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 6386 SE Intel Xeon E3-1220L

Essentials

Architecture codename Abu Dhabi Sandy Bridge
Family AMD Opteron
Launch date November 2012 April 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $2,408
OPN Tray OS6386YETGGHK
Place in performance rating 1607 1627
Price now $149.99
Series AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Value for money (0-100) 21.11
Vertical segment Server Server
Processor Number E3-1220L
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.8 GHz 2.20 GHz
Die size 315 mm 131 mm
L1 cache 48 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 16 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB 3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 64.40°C 77.5°C
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz 3.40 GHz
Number of cores 16 2
Number of threads 16 4
Transistor count 2400 million 504 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI

Memory

Supported memory frequency 2000 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3 1066/1333
ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 21 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 1
Sockets supported G34 FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 Watt 20 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Graphics

Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video

Graphics interfaces

Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 20
PCI Express revision 2.0

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)